'DWTS': Couples dance a fusion routine and try to outlast one another as they compete in this season's dance marathon

by jmaloni

Fri, Nov 2nd 2012 05:35 pm

"AT&T
Spotlight Performance" choreographed by pro dancer Mark Ballas

Remaining
couples face no elimination this Week

During
next week's two-hour "Dancing with the Stars" performance show
on Monday,
Nov. 5
(8 to 10:01 p.m.), the seven remaining couples will perform a fusion
dance that has was chosen by their competitors on last week's show.
The show's opening number, choreographed by Henry Byalikov, will
feature The Troupe and four pros from the season.

Later
in the night, after the couples' individual rounds, they will all
take the dance floor for a swing dance marathon with the chance to
add up to 10 extra points to their scores for the night. The couple
in first place will get 10 points, the couple in second place will
get 9 points, the couple in third place will get 8 points, the couple
in fourth place will get 7 points, the couple in fifth place will get
6 points, the couple in sixth place will get 5 points and the seventh
place couple will get 4 points.

As
announced during last week's show, the fusion dance that the seven
remaining couples will perform are:

Monday
night's show also includes the season's second "AT&T
Spotlight Performance," featuring some of the Utah's best young
dancers. The 10 featured dancers are between the ages of 15-18 and
represent the future of ballroom dancing. Pro dancer Mark Ballas, who
teaches in Utah during every off season, is choreographing this piece
to the hit song, "She Wolf," by David Guetta featuring Sia. Pro
dancer Chelsie Hightower, who is from Utah, will also perform in the
piece. The performance promises powerful choreography, a fusion of
ballroom, hip-hop and contemporary dancing - and a look at what the
future has in store.

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